(October 23)
A man of 55 named Martin Parnell, who would has a goal to run 250 marathons to raise $250,000 for the NGO he supports, ‘Right To Play’ came to our school. He was born in England, and graduated with his masters, came work and settle down in Canada. Now he lives with his wife in Cochrane, Alberta and has three children and two grandchildren. :) He is currently on his 197 marathon. He began his journey in January 2010 and is hoping to finish by December 31. Father Lacombe was his 195th marathon
A man of 55 named Martin Parnell, who would has a goal to run 250 marathons to raise $250,000 for the NGO he supports, ‘Right To Play’ came to our school. He was born in England, and graduated with his masters, came work and settle down in Canada. Now he lives with his wife in Cochrane, Alberta and has three children and two grandchildren. :) He is currently on his 197 marathon. He began his journey in January 2010 and is hoping to finish by December 31. Father Lacombe was his 195th marathon
‘Right To Play’ (www.righttoplay.ca)is an organization using sports and play to create a healthier, developed, peaceful world. It’s goal is so simple, yet it helps so many children around the world. It gives kids the opportunity to play in club sports.
He ran 70 laps around the field, it took like 6 hrs. I got tired after the 3rd lap and collapsed at 4th. Imagine 70 laps, that is like 15 times me, and he’s elderly and i’m supposed to be young and fit. He was just amazing and so determined, it inspired me to reach my goals too and never give up. When he said 70 laps, i really thought he would quit, but he didn’t. What a determined person. I respct that. Our clas spent the whole morning with him and the last 30 minutes of the day watching him go through the last 10 laps. I walked through most of the marathon but got tired so easily. Mr.Parnell probably has alot of passion and effort to be able to do that much running. He did this for the unfortunate. This just goes to show that even you, a simple civilian can go out and change the world, little by little.
For Parnell to finish by his goal, he needs to run 5 marathons a week to achieve his goal of 250. THAT’S ALOT OF RUNNING. He’s such a great man and has such a great goal.. I believe he will reach his goal and be successful. HAVE FAITH ~. I find this guy really interesting and thoughtless. He’s helping people who want to play and who need something to gain friends and support each other. Thanks to Parnell, more kids will get to play sports, something everyone deserves. A world without sports would be dull , you wouldn’t know the skills of a leader and teamwork. I respect this man alot and i hope everyone does as well. He’s thinking about children in need before himself and is difficultly striving to that goal to help kids get sports.
No comments:
Post a Comment